Senior Backend Product Engineer, Slackbot Platform

100 Salesforce, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer for Slackbot, shaping API design, search, and AI-powered systems. You will design, build, and own scalable backend services for millions of users, collaborating with product managers and designers to deliver high-impact features.

The role emphasizes reliable, testable code, strong CS fundamentals, and cross-team collaboration. A competitive salary supports a comprehensive benefits package in the San Francisco area.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience building and shipping web applications.
• Experience with PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, Go, or C.
• Experience building search infrastructure, large-scale APIs, or AI-powered systems.
• Ability to contribute to technical architecture discussions.
• Proven ability to write maintainable, testable code.
• Solid computer science fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and Build: Collaborate with PMs, designers, and engineers to brainstorm and build new features for Slackbot's large user base.
• Drive Search & Intelligence: Develop systems to surface information across connected sources.
• Deliver High-Quality Results: Contribute to projects with measurable business impact.
• System Ownership: Own team features or core systems and improve integration health.
• Operational Excellence: Assist support and operations in triaging complex production issues.
• Mentorship and Standards: Mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and raise engineering standards.

Skills

Backend development

APIs design

Search infrastructure

Distributed systems

Communication skills

Tools

PHP/Hack stack

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Staff Backend Product Engineer for Slackbot, shaping API design, search, and AI-powered systems. You will design, build, and own scalable backend services for millions of users, collaborating with product managers and designers to deliver high-impact features.

The role emphasizes reliable, testable code, strong CS fundamentals, and cross-team collaboration. A competitive salary supports a comprehensive benefits package in the San Francisco area.